Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Francesco Ricatti is Cassamarca Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies, and coordinator of European Languages at Monash University. His main research interests are in migration history, transcultural studies, and participatory and creative approaches to social change in transcultural communities. In this area, he has received research funding from the National Geographic and the Scanlon Foundation. He has studied extensively the history of Italians is Australia, and is currently working on the development of a decolonial approach to the history of Italian and Mediterranean migration to Australia.
Research interests
Transcultural studies; migration studies; Italian, Australian and transnational history; football Studies; oral history; participatory research and digital storytelling; history of emotions; creative writing; leadership for social change.
Supervision interests
Transcultural studies; migration studies; Italian, Australian and transnational history; football Studies; oral history; participatory research and digital storytelling; history of emotions; creative writing.
Monash teaching commitment
Coordination of the Italian major
Italian Introductory 1 and 2
Italian Proficient 2
European Languages Advanced 2
Education/Academic qualification
Italian Studies, PhD, University of Sydney
External positions
Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Creative Humanities, University of the Sunshine Coast
Jul 2017 → Jul 2019
Research area keywords
- Italian history
- Australian history
- Transnational history
- Migration studies
- Transcultural studies
- Football studies
- Oral history
- Participatory research
- Creative writing
- Italian Studies
- Leadership for social change
Network
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Decolonising cities: participatory approaches to transcultural placemaking
Ricatti, F., Frisina, A., Grassi, S., Dutto, M. & Focardi, F.
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Youth in the city: one place many cultures
Wilson, R., Ricatti, F., Dutto, M., Iaconesi, S., Persico, O. & Simeone, L.
15/04/19 → 31/05/20
Project: Research
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Youth in the city: one place many cultures - Matteo Dutto
Dutto, M., Wilson, R., Ricatti, F., Iaconesi, S., Persico, O. & Simeone, L.
15/04/19 → 31/05/20
Project: Research
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Migrazione e pandemia in Australia
Ricatti, F., 2021, In: Emigration Studies. 58, 221, p. 107-113 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other
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Ripensare gli studi italiani in un’ottica transculturale: L’esempio di un corso sulla produzione transculturale contemporanea in lingua italiana
Ricatti, F., 2021, Teorizzare la diaspora italiana : Saggi 2017-2020. Gatto, M. & Scorza, A. (eds.). Soveria Mannelli Italy: Rubbettino, p. 69-84 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Sport, social inclusion and the logic of assimilation in Prato (Italy)
Ricatti, F., Dutto, M. & del Bono, A., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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#YouthintheCity: Re-imagining a Superdiverse City through the Voices of its Youth
Dutto, M., Ricatti, F. & Wilson, R., 2020, London UK : Digital Modern Languages.Research output: Other contribution › Other
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Costanzo, Evasio (1921–1993)
Ricatti, F., 2020, Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University: The Australian National University, 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopaedia / Dictionary Entry › Other
Prizes
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Faculty Award for Programs that Enhance Student Learning
Pezzotti, Barbara (Recipient) & Ricatti, Francesco (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press / Media
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Mobs and Wogs: Being Indigenous with Southern European Migrant Heritage [SBS Italian]
31/05/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Memorie di migranti italiani [SBS Italian]
12/04/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Let's make Italian the language of the future [Il Globo]
12/02/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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I giovani italo-australiani ispirano fiducia [Il Globo]
Rita Wilson & Francesco Ricatti
20/12/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
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Cosa significa essere italiani per i nipoti degli immigrati? [SBS Italian]
7/12/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview